Urge Definition
ûrj
urged, urges, urging
verb
urged, urges, urging
To entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or solicit earnestly; press; exhort.
Webster's New World
To press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly.
To urge caution.
Webster's New World
To drive or force onward; press forward; impel.
Webster's New World
To stimulate or incite; provoke.
Webster's New World
To exert a force that drives or impels, as to action.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
urges
The act of urging.
Webster's New World
An impulse that prompts action or effort.
Suppressed an urge to laugh.
American Heritage
An impulse to do a certain thing; impelling influence or force, esp. an inner drive.
Webster's New World
An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct.
American Heritage
Origin of Urge
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Latin urgeō (“I urge").
From Wiktionary
Latin urgēre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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